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06.11.2024

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EMDEN. The location of next year’s National Maritime Conference has been set. According to the Federal Ministry of Economy, the biggest meeting of the national maritime industry will take place for the 14th time in Emden, Germany’s most western universal port, on 12th and 13th May 2025 The decision was welcomed by Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economics, Olaf Lies, as he deemed it a signal of significance regarding northern German port locations. The motto of the event could even be “It’s coming home,” said Lies. After all, the first National Maritime Conference took place in Emden back in 2000.

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